• HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Fuck firewire. Glad it’s dead. USB C is the best thing to happen to peripherals since the mouse.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      USB C is the best thing to happen to peripherals since the mouse.

      I would agree with you if there were a simple way to tell what the USB-C cable I have in my hand can be used for without knowing beforehand. Otherwise, for example, I don’t know whether the USB-C cable will charge my device or not. There should have been a simple way to label them for usage that was baked into the standard. As it is, the concept is terrific, but the execution can be extremely frustrating.

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          2 years ago

          I’m pretty sure the phrase “kneecapped by crap executions” is in the USB working groups’s charter. It’s like one of their core guiding principles.

          • db2@lemmy.world
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            2 years ago

            If anyone disagrees with this, the original USB spec was for a reversible connector and the only reason we didn’t get to have that the whole time was because they wanted to increase profit margins.

    • viking@infosec.pub
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      2 years ago

      I agree with USB-C, but there are still a million USB-A devices I need to use, and I can’t be bothered to buy adapters for all of them. And a USB hub is annoying.

      Plus, having 1-2 USB-C ports only is never gonna be enough. If they are serious about it, why not have 5?